8 Nov 2020

Coverage of new Cabinet sparks debates over diversity

From Mediawatch, 9:10 am on 8 November 2020

This week the PM picked the minsters to form the top tier of the new government - and said we should be proud to have the most diverse Cabinet we’ve ever had. That prompted some in the media to claim political expediency and ethnicity had trumped merit.

Labour Maori caucus - from left: Kiri Allan, Peeni Henare, Nanaia Mahuta, Kelvin Davis, Meka Whaitiri, Willie Jackson, Adrian Rurawhe, and Rino Tirikatene.

Photo: RNZ / Dom Thomas